Candles are extremely popular due to their ambient lighting and delicious aromas. However, there is the question of whether or not candles are bad for the environment. If you’re worried about the environment and want to live a healthier life, but love candles, you may be concerned about their effects on global warming and pollution. The impact of a candle on the environment largely depends on its material composition, although no candle has a carbon footprint anywhere near the equivalent of a … [Read more...]
Parking Your Car – What Is the Environmental Impact?
When we think about cars on the road and their environmental and economic impact we typically think of certain hot button topics. We might think of fuel economy or alternative methods of powering our vehicles. We might think of the impact of factories and cars globally and locally. We might think about pollution from manufacturing and from consumption (driving). We might think about the life cycle of the vehicles we purchase or whether to buy new or used. There are numerous issues we can chat … [Read more...]
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Eco Friendly Fall Clean-Up
With Fall comes the lovely colors, the cooler weather, and a whole bunch of clean up. Already our small neighborhood is buzzing with the sounds of maintenance guys cleaning up the leaves with leaf blowers, riding mowers with leaf baskets attached, and leaf shredders. Typically our family does not hire anyone to do this annual clean up, we do it ourselves, but boy is it overwhelming. We have the biggest yard in the area I think...over 2 acres and about 75 trees. The amount of leaves is horrendous … [Read more...]
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